Beyond the Virtualized Data Center

Its interesting to now be talking about moving ‘beyond’ with regards to virtualization. Its been such a hot topic with such a wealth of new technology-new problems that reveal themselves only to be addressed in creative ways.

Welcome to the shownotes for our latest Data Center focused show…this one is a deep dive around multiple new technology announcements. If for some reason you are just now reading this and have not watched the show…I encourage to you to check it out right away…these notes make much more sense in the context of of our video…Heres the teaser to get you started…

So what are the most intriguing items covered in this one?

Lets start with the segmentation –

Segment 1: Keys to the Show

Omar begins the show with highlights of recent announcements about how Cisco approaches the data center. The new terminology “Data Center Business Advantage” reflect a new maturity in the technology that not so long ago was deemed revolutionary. One could argue quite effectively now that although development and innovation will continue at an aggressive pace, the ability to uniquely map how Cisco solves actual problems for customers can be made more clear.

Robb & Omar Kick it Off

Segment 2: Cisco Nexus 5500 Switch

Jimmy Ray analyzes the newest member of the Cisco Nexus family and shares his thoughts on what you need to know.

This story is going to continue to grow and grow…so consider this segment to be the very beginning of things you will hear more about from us…we start with the VDI angle as Tom Guerrette highlights how Cisco is enabling it to succeed when it might have struggled in the past.

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